Society & Culture - 17 October 2006

2006-10-17 03:47:31 · 3 answers · asked by Gods child 6 in Religion & Spirituality

The past 3 years I have attended this very nice and unique Halloween party. Everyone dresses up in such creative costumes it just amazes me. This year for some reason I'm having the hardest time trying to think of something!? Whether it be from the 50's, 80's, or current...i just can't come up with anything?! I'm sick of those normal costumes you can find on any website...I need to find something that i can make and have fun with!! Any suggestions would be great!!!! Thanks!! ;-)

2006-10-17 03:47:19 · 8 answers · asked by sassybchgal 1 in Halloween

It's half page long, please leave your email address I will contact you

2006-10-17 03:47:17 · 2 answers · asked by felice f 1 in Languages

2006-10-17 03:47:02 · 5 answers · asked by Nita 1 in Royalty

The last thing that has to be done before His coming back is for "this Gospel will be preached to the whole earth then the end shall come." This is pretty easy to do with all our technology we have today.

2006-10-17 03:46:41 · 22 answers · asked by ckrug 4 in Religion & Spirituality

My Aunt Mary suddently died almost two years ago of a massive heart attack. She was my grandma's sister and like a grandma to me because I never knew my grandma. So, I love her very dearly. Her husband, my uncle (also very dear to me) is remarrying a women that is 30 years younger. The women he's marrying is the same age as his daughter inlaw. Shes just marrying him for the money (he's very wealthy) and he just wants someone to cook for him basically. His children have stopped talking to him because they are so upset and our pastor has refused to take part in the wedding because the lady he is marrying has had an unbiblical divorce. Does everyone else think this marriage is wrong too? Any suggestions on how to stop it from happening?

I posted this in the religious section because I would really like the opinion of fellow brothers and sisters! Thank-you so much, if you wouldn't all mind praying about it too, you know how powerful prayer can be! Thanks everyone!

2006-10-17 03:44:11 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Among the most widely believed myths about Islam in the West today is the myth of forcible conversion to Islam.

Many Westerners do believe that Islam is so widespread in the world today simply because of a "holy campaign of terror" carried out by the early Muslims to convert non-Muslims to Islam. Non-Muslims were offered the freedom to choose either Islam or death.

In a discussion with a Baptist Minister he said to me that "Muslims tend to kill non-Muslims and anyone who disagrees with them". In a syndicated column appearing in over 30 papers (on July 23rd, 1994) entitled, "Muslim persecution of Christians increasing" the author blames many Muslims countries for persecuting Christians then he quotes the Qur'an, "There is no compulsion in Religion" and ends the quote by rudely writing "Really?".

How to confront such misconceptions? First, there is no need for us to be apologetic. We Muslims should search for the truth and present it as it is. This is how we have been instructed by Allah (SWT)

"Say: the truth from your Lord and let him who will believe and let him who will reject" (Holy Qur'an, 18:29)

Islam is the religion of the Truth. The Qur'an is the book of the Truth.

"We sent down the Qur'an in Truth and in Truth has it descended" (Holy Qur'an, 17:105)

"Put your trust in Allah for you are on the path of the manifest Truth" (Holy Qur'an, 27:79)

Therefore, we should ask ourselves first, before we are asked by anyone else, what is the truth? Did Muslims really force others to convert to Islam? Is there any evidence for consistent forcible conversion throughout Islamic history? As a matter of fact, there is no such evidence anywhere in the history of Islam. Many distinguished Western historians have attested this fact-- foremost among whom is Sir Thomas W. Arnold in his book, "The Preaching of Islam". Also there is Marshall G. Hodgson in his book, "The Venture of Islam", Albert Hourani in his book, "A History of the Arab People", Ira Lapidus in his book, "History of Islamic Societies", L.S. Starorianos in his book, "A Global Hisotry, the Human Heritage" and many others.

In fact, there is substantial evidence to the contrary, that Muslims were often seen as liberators of the oppressed people everywhere.
The unambiguous and uncompromising belief in the Unity, the Greatness, the Wisdom of God, the Creator of the universe, is unparalleled among other religions. The French professor Edouard Montet said:

"The dogma of the unity of God...has always been proclaimed in the Qur'an with a grandeur, a majesty, an invariable purity and with a note of pure conviction which is hard to find surpassed outside the pale of Islam. A creed so precise, so stripped of all theological complexities and so accessible to the ordinary understanding might be expected to possess and does indeed possess a marvelous power of winning its way into the consciences of men."

Besides its simple and rational creed, Islam offers an impressive set of rituals which has gained the admiration and, subsequently, the conversion of many non-Muslims

2006-10-17 03:43:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-17 03:42:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have been healed of cancer, an angels? hand took my mothers wheel so she would nt get in a lane and get hit by a truck going fifty, my father came out of a coma after god told me to rub his feet, what are some miracules that have happened around you

2006-10-17 03:42:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Anyone have any statics? What are your thoughts? Do you think only having sex with one person your entire life would bond you closer to that one person? Does having sex with multiple partners make it easier for you to eventually leave your wife/husband?

What do you think?

2006-10-17 03:42:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Look this up in encyclopedia, see why I am asking.

2006-10-17 03:42:18 · 8 answers · asked by chris w 2 in Christmas

Why do Catholics pray to saints?

2006-10-17 03:41:38 · 29 answers · asked by Ha Ha Charade You Are................... 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-17 03:41:02 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The only way to be happy with your religion is not to question anything and believe everything you are told. And to have total faith in these lies. christianity has a wonderful message. I wish there was a God!

2006-10-17 03:40:21 · 8 answers · asked by rebelhell71 1 in Religion & Spirituality

What is a good Halloween Costume for my best friend who is pregnant? She's petite and black... Any advice?

2006-10-17 03:40:01 · 12 answers · asked by buzzgt_1987 1 in Halloween

I'm always trying to get at the heart about why many of us seem to be overly focused on stamping out the sin of homosexuality but not other sins. Many reply to me to look to Romans chapter 1 and read Paul's words. Please understand, I'M NOT ARGUING THAT IT ISN'T A SIN. I'm simply trying to figure out why many have chosen to make it a priortiy instead of adultery, alcoholism or other sins.

The following translation (Eugene Peterson's The Message) makes the often convoluted passage a little easier to understand. It seems to me that Paul is more upset with sex for lust instead of love.

Romans chapter 1:

26 Worse followed. Refusing to know God, they soon didn't know how to be human either - women didn't know how to be women, men didn't know how to be men. 27 Sexually confused, they abused and defiled one another, women with women, men with men - all lust, no love. And then they paid for it, oh, how they paid for it - emptied of God and love, godless and loveless wretches.

2006-10-17 03:40:00 · 10 answers · asked by luvwinz 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If someone proved, without the shadow of a doubt, that no God or other diety existed, had never existed, and could not exist, what would happen? Would the churches fail, would peope continue to worship that which wasn't, would governments fall, would we have more or less wars (or the same number), would there be more crime, etc. I am not saying that there is no God, so please, no diatribes against me (e.g. "You're going to hell!!", or "Just because I believe", or quotations from scripture, or attempts to convert me), or other personal attacks. I'm looking for reasoned, thoughtful analyses of the social and physical ramifications of the absolute proof of the absence of a Diety.

2006-10-17 03:39:47 · 21 answers · asked by Dr. Dave 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Or do I just need to stuff it? ;-)

2006-10-17 03:39:35 · 3 answers · asked by Pablito 5 in Religion & Spirituality

and He supposedly loves us, do you really think He would send us to hell for ETERNITY? forever and ever?

2006-10-17 03:38:57 · 29 answers · asked by melinda 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-17 03:38:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Like they song that shyt so bad you just lost all hope for the song and began to hate it shout them out!!!

2006-10-17 03:37:58 · 13 answers · asked by Courtney R 2 in Other - Society & Culture

What spell, charm, spiritual act (sorry, I don't know the proper word) do you practice most?

How does it feel when you do it?

2006-10-17 03:36:50 · 6 answers · asked by daisyk 6 in Religion & Spirituality

a friend of mine works with people who are dying and those who are ill with recovery expected. And some waiting on a surgey but otherwise in reasonable health. A pattern the friend has seen among many of these people has made my friend wonder what is going on. Different people have describe smiliar experience of seeing a invisible world make visible with slightly different things going on. Most see people in the room busy doing things or sometimes people just standing over them watching. Some describe a tunnel at the doorway with someone inviting them to come. Others see family members and many see strangers. Never any fear associated with these encounters by the person. What do you think is going on????

2006-10-17 03:36:20 · 7 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If God wanted to punish a Satanist why not let him/her in to Heaven? If he sends them to hell then that would be giving them what they want!! Soo where’s the punishment in that?

2006-10-17 03:36:17 · 15 answers · asked by ☆BadNews☆™² 2 in Religion & Spirituality

physical attraction

2006-10-17 03:35:58 · 26 answers · asked by zaxgirl4ever 1 in Other - Society & Culture

At the moment in the UK MPs including the Pm are saying that muslim women who wear the Hijab are seperating themselves from the rest of the society. I thin that this is wrong and that wearing what you want is down to freedom of expression.

what if i didn't like men wearing trousers and insisted they wore skirts-how would that go down?

2006-10-17 03:35:41 · 13 answers · asked by curiosity 4 in Other - Society & Culture

No solid evidence that he ever existed outside the pages of a book.

2006-10-17 03:34:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I thought I'd just make an abitrary unjustified statement about atheists and their intellect. I think Christians are just smarter than your average Atheist and that's why they have everything figured out.

See how unreasonable this arguement sounds? Why do non-Christians keep saying Christians are simply stupid? You claim to be so knowledgable in science so here's your chance. Show me some real credible scientific data showing Christians are below the average learning curve. What studies have you done? How in the world did you measure it?

Or are you just arbitrarily spreading bigoted hate for Christians?

2006-10-17 03:33:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

on 1917 she appear in Portugal

2006-10-17 03:33:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-17 03:32:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture